COVID-19 UPDATE: The Philippines’ cumulative case fatality rate remains low at 1.7 percent, Malacañang said on Wednesday, as the country emerged as a Covid-19 hotspot in the Western Pacific.
A Lancet study indicated that people inoculated with Covid-19 jabs are less likely to be hospitalized due to the Delta variant compared to unvaccinated individuals and will be "strongly" protected when they have completed the second dose.
COVID-19 UPDATE: The recovery count among Filipinos with Covid-19 overseas is at 12,096, with 19 new survivors recorded over the past week, the DFA reported Saturday.
As the Pasay City government ramped up its contract tracing efforts while the vaccination drive is ongoing, 71 villages are now declared free from the Covid-19.